S0342: Pharmacy services

Legislative Summary

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 38-71-2200, Relating To Definitions, So As To Define "low-volume Pharmacy"; By Adding Section 38-71-2270 So As To Restrict Pharmacy Benefits Managers From Reimbursement Under Certain Conditions; By Amending Section 38-71-2230, Relating To Pharmacy Benefits Manager Prohibitions, So As To Prohibit Additional Actions And To Remove The Prohibition On Claims Reconciliation Activities; By Amending Section 38-71-2260, Relating To Construction And Application, So As To Remove Antisteering Provisions; By Amending Section 38-71-2350, Relating To Application And Exceptions, So As To Remove A Reference To Medicaid; By Adding Section 38-71-2280 So As To Permit The South Carolina Department Of Health And Human Services To Assume Direct Responsibility For All South Carolina Medicaid Pharmacy Services; By Adding Section 38-71-2290 So As To Empower The Attorney General To Bring An Action In The Name Of The State Against Someone Engaging In Unlawful Acts Pursuant To This Act; And By Repealing Section 38-71-2240 Relating To Placement Of Drugs On The Maximum Allowable Cost List.